happy hopping wrote:Isn't Maria an Italian name? Why would a Japanese has an Italian name?

Actually Maria can be a Japanese name. You can use their "alphabet" to make it with either katakana or hiragana. I have a friend who is Japanese named Kuwamuri Maria (Which was creepy when I read that Nagano's wife's professional name was so similar.) though it's pronounced a bit differently since the Japanese language does not differentiate between the "L" and "R" sounds. And their "F's" sounds like an exhaled breath.

Because it is a Japanese name, hiragana can be used to write it out. However, katakana is used when a word is undeniably foreign. I can't remember why, but it's not appropriate to use hiragana spellings on a non-Japanese word. So say, if you're name is Kyle if you're male or Regina if you're female, hiragana cannot be used to spell those out. Katakana is the correct form to use. This goes for all foreign words, not just names.

There are quite a few inbetween names such as Naomi, Mari/y, Elle/Eri and the likes, so Maria-type names are not all that uncommon. If you already know these things, that's alright too, I'll post anyway. Some people might find it interesting.

Disclaimers = I'm not an expert on the language. It was one of my native languages (I had 3) but I've long since unconciously forgotten most of it.

Qukey brought along this MH when she joined the Mirage Knights, afterwhich Amaterasu gave this MH a thorough re-construction and even its appearance is different now. The Mirage Knights who entered Hathuha during the Magic War did so as individuals, not as representives of FEMC. Therefore, the Mirage Mark and number were removed, likewise for the MH Eleshis. After the elaborate re-construction done by Amaterasu, the Eleshis' spec is now at the Mirage Machines' level.

Eleshis can carry the Biralkema Laser Machine Gun Unit, and it can also fill in the role of a support to the J Type Hunter Weapon (Jagd Mirage). When carrying the Biralkema, it can be called Rouge Mirage ( what the... ).

It is obvious from the last name of Qukey that she is in fact the president of Zanda City. The couple, Qukey and Bradford, together with Zanda City Syndicate, collects information in Hathuha. Eleshis' coloring has changed to grey.

Consisting of illustrations, cel art, design art of Characters, MHs, etc about 300 pictures, and new, yet to be published artwork about 40. Includes chara and updated info from the 12 FSS volumes, such as Amaterasu, his family, Mirage Knights, AKD, the gods, Divers para guild, Mechas include KOG, LED Mirage, Jagd Mirages etc.

Juz found out that the Type-G is actually the Cross Mirage, but not too sure if this is referring to all Cross Mirages or specifically the new design for the Majestic Stand. It is said that the Cross Mirage has "combat capability in all environment", a "Hyper Strato Weapon", "Tactical Explusion Weapon". The new Mirage member WeisWis (Mirage Left 12) brought the MH into Hathuha.

The Cross Mirage is a property of the Amaterasu Family, so other than Amaterasu himself, Laki and Ikaruga have control over it.